Thursday, September 19, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee at a hearing on the Washington, DC Admission Act (H.R. 51), the first House hearing on DC statehood in over 25 years. H.R. 51 has been cosponsored by a record 219 Members. Below is the Mayor’s […]
September 19, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on today’s landmark Congressional hearing on making the District of Columbia the 51st state: “I applaud Chairman Elijah E. Cummings and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton for holding this morning’s landmark hearing on H.R. 51, a bill to make the District […]
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Thursday, September 19, 2019 10 am Deliver Testimony at Historic House Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing on DC Statehood, Urging Congress to Grant DC Residents Their Full Democratic Rights by Making DC the 51st State Location: Capitol Hill 2154 Rayburn House Office Building 45 Independence Avenue, SW Open to Pre-Credentialed Press *Closest Metro Station: Capitol South […]
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:30 am Host DC Veterans for Statehood Roundtable in Support of Statehood Location: Busboys and Poets 2021 14th Street, NW Open Press *Closest Metro Station: U St/African American Civil War Memorial/Cardoza Station * *Closest Bus Lines: 52, 54, 59*
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Monday, September 16, 2019 11:30 am Kick Off DC Statehood Week with 51-Star Flag Salute Along Pennsylvania Avenue Start Location: The John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW End/Media Availability: Pennsylvania Avenue and 3rd Street (South Side) Open Press *Closest Metro Station: Federal Triangle and Metro Center Stations*
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Monday, September 16, 2019 This week, Mayor Bowser will host several events leading up to Thursday’s historic #DCStatehood hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia has built unprecedented support for statehood, garnering a record 219 House cosponsors for Congresswoman Eleanor Norton’s bill (H.R. 51) to make Washington, DC the 51st state. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine released the following statement on Purdue Pharma negotiations: “Purdue Pharma’s reckless, deceptive conduct generated billions in profits for the Sacklers, wreaked havoc on families, and pushed hundreds of thousands of Americans—including District residents—into a spiral of addiction and death. The victims and their families deserve to […]
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Thursday, September 12, 2019 (Washington, DC) – On Friday, September 13, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will break ground on the Intersection Safety Improvement Project at 4th Street/Cedar Street/Blair Road, NW to enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety and upgrade existing infrastructure. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) estimates over 20,000 vehicles pass through the […]
Thursday, September 12, 2019 10 am Attend Viewing for Former At-Large Councilmember Rev. Douglas E. Moore Location: The John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Open Press *Closest Metro Stations: Federal Triangle Station and Metro Center Station* *Closest Bus Lines: 30N, 30S, 33, G8*
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 11 am Honor and Recognize DC’s First Responders on 9/11 Location: Engine Co. 16 1018 13th Street, NW Open Press *Closest Metro Station: McPherson Square Station* *Closest Bus Lines: 63, 220, 715, 810, 820, 840, G9* 12 pm Give Remarks at Grow, Build, Sustain: From Seeds to Sales, A Cannabis Tech […]
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